About

About the Author

The story behind ResearchWize, our mission, and the person building it.

Hi, I’m Rob — creator of ResearchWize

I built ResearchWize to help students and professionals read less but learn more. It started as a simple side‑panel summarizer and has grown into a full study toolkit: customizable summaries, flashcards, quizzes, essay outlines, PowerPoint exports, and live AI chat.

I’m Rob — the founder of ResearchWize and the author behind all the daily blog posts. I’m also a lifelong tinkerer, tech enthusiast, and proud hockey dad.

Based in Ancaster, Ontario, I’m a father of four who’s spent years watching how much time students — including my own kids — pour into schoolwork. It made me realize just how powerful AI could be in making learning more efficient, focused, and less overwhelming.

I see AI the way people once saw calculators — misunderstood at first, but destined to become essential. Teachers used to say, “You won’t always have a calculator in your pocket.” Now we all do. I believe AI is the next leap forward — a tool that should be embraced to help students work smarter, not harder.

I built ResearchWize to give students a practical edge. It summarizes long articles, drafts outlines, creates flashcards and quizzes, and organizes everything — while keeping data local and private. It’s the study assistant I wish existed when I was in school.

When I’m not refining features or testing updates, you’ll find me in the garden, fine-tuning my home server, or cheering at a hockey rink.

Thanks for stopping by — and welcome to ResearchWize.

  • Based in Ontario, Canada
  • Privacy‑minded: your research stays with you
  • Built for speed: summarize webpages, PDFs (incl. scanned), and Word files
  • Toolbox: essay outlines, citations (APA/MLA), quizzes, discussions, slides, and flashcards
  • Full‑screen viewer with live AI chat for deeper understanding